The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-04-02
VOL. 10.
OVER THE STATE.

Natchez has contracted with
Sam1 R. Bullock s. Co. for the
supply of water work. OF the
contract the Democrat says:
''With the exception of one sin.
gle clause - that requiring two
thirds of the residents along
street TO become consumers be.
fore an extension Of the pipes is
made, a clause that should be
eliminated-appeared to meet the
unanimous endorsement of the
whole board.n
The first failure Of the little
town of Duck Hill to avail herself
of advantages, which until recent
~ was unknown, is not the only
instance of unsuccessful original
effort. We do not regard the
present disappointment of the
Mineral and Mining Company in
their first effort at organization as
even dlscouraging. Corporations
and communities like individuals
have to learn, and while expert.
ence is severe 1t is an honest
teacher.-Grenada Sentinel.
We regret to learn OF the ser.
Gus illness of Maj. j. It. Sessions.
of Brookhaven, Chairman of the
Mississippi Railroad Commission.
While attending public lecture
in Brookhaven, on Saturday night,
he fell to the floor insensible from
stroke Of apoplexy. He after
wards partially recovered, but
his condition is still regarded as
critical. Maj. Sessions has many
friends here who will rejoice with
us in his entire recovsry.-Jack.
son Advertiser.
There is a good deal OF grum.
bling in our city on account of the
exaction of privilege license tax
for the carrying ON of industrial,
mercantile and professional occu.
pations. The State and city should
raise money for their necessary
expenses without resorting to
privilege license taxes, except in
the few instances where the voca.
tions are such as cannot be class.
ed among the necessary indus.
tries. Real and personal property
should be taxed at a fair valua.
tion, and If this we're done there
would be very little need Of privi.
lege taxes.-Evening Post.
Brookhaven, March 2S.-Judge
Chrisman's horse ran away with
him on his recent return from
holding court in Liberty, throw.
ing him from bis buggy and drag.
ging him some distance by the
lines, which the Judge held tena.
ciously until the heightened ami.
NAL was checked. The Judge was
not dangerously hurt, but was
badly bruised about the face and
shoulders and has since suffered
to such degree as to necessitato
his postponing for one week the
Franklin County Circuit Court,
which was to have met in Mead.
vile to-day.
Grenada, March 81. - About 3
o'clock this evening a furious hail
storm from the west struck this
town, and for few moments blew
in a gale that made doors, blinds
and sashes rattle with a fury that
was alarming. The hail hustled
along the ground before falling as
though drawn by an electric force.
Early gardens we're demolished.
The sprouting foliage of the trees
was cut of, old signs we're re
moved and other slight effects
were produced. It was accom-
panied by a rain that engulfed
everything. After all, the real
damage was little, and yet for o
moment 1t seemed as though our
doom was In the storm.
The Southern Reveille, Of March
26th says: "Mr. A. G.. Tillman
and Mr.. II. d. Broughtcn have
been selected by the "Vicksburg
Southerns" to enter in the iadi'
vidual drill at Washington in May
next.n ave wish the Reveille,
and others of the press of the
State, would learn that there is
no such military company in the
State, SO far as we know, as the
"Vlcksburg Southerns." There
was a company by that name Or
ganized In the year 1888 which,
with the "Vicksburg Volunteers"
that was organized in 1886 served
with distinction under Col. Jeffer-
son Davis in the 1st Mississippi
regiment in the Mexican war. But